- Oct 1 Guy Beaulne, French Canadian actor and theatre director (b. 1921)
- Oct 7 Christopher Adams, British-born pro wrestler and judoka (b. 1955)
- Oct 7 Polly Rowles, American actress (Sweet Liberty, Jamie), dies at 87
- Oct 9 Dagmar [Virginia Ruth Egnor], American actress, model, and television personality (Broadway's Open House), dies at 79
- Oct 9 Herbert Ross, American film director and producer (Footloose, Steel Magnolias, dies at 74
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